The Latest: Signal system down at site of train crash
Amtrak President
Anderson said dispatchers at CSX were manually routing trains around
Speaking in a phone conference call with reporters, Anderson says the crash of the train heading from
The system is in place in the Northeast, but Anderson says private companies who run the tracks Amtrak uses elsewhere have in the past asked for extensions to deadlines.
So many passengers were injured in a
Authorities say 116 people were taken to four hospitals. Brown says four were admitted to the three hospitals run by
The passengers were on an Amtrak train that slammed into a freight train that authorities say was parked on a side track near
Officials say the passenger train's conductor and engineer were killed.
Amtrak says train company CSX is responsible for maintaining signals, switching and the scheduling of trains along tracks in
The engineer and conductor of the passenger train were killed early Sunday morning in the crash near
Amtrak said in a statement it is cooperating with the
CSX didn't immediately return an email and phone call Sunday.
No one was on board the CSX freight train, which
Authorities say an Amtrak passenger train slammed into a freight train parked on a side track in
It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.
Blumenthal, a
He says proven technology, including positive train control, cannot continue to be delayed.
Positive train control is a computer system that's supposed to help avoid excessive speeds in dangerous situations.
Blumenthal has called for its implementation before. He says "business as usual must end" when it comes to train safety.
Authorities say the engineer and conductor of an Amtrak train have been killed when it slammed into a freight train parked on a side track in
Fisher says the men killed were in the train's engine. She says she feels fortunate more people didn't die.
The Amtrak train was carrying 148 passengers and crew members from
Authorities say 116 people were taken to hospitals, almost all with minor injuries. One person remained in critical condition and two in serious condition.
President
Authorities say two Amtrak employees were killed early Sunday after the
Trump tweeted Sunday: "My thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims involved in this mornings (sic) train collision in
Trump also thanked "our incredible First Responders for the work they've done!"
McMaster said the CSX train was parked on what appears to be a side track when the Amtrak train heading from
McMaster says he was told the Amtrak train was going about 59 mph. He said 116 people were taken to hospitals.
Amtrak officials say they are gathering luggage and other belongings and obtaining buses for passengers who were on a train that derailed in
Authorities say two people were killed when the Amtrak train struck a freight train around
Officials say two of the people injured in a
Epps said in a statement that most passengers appeared to have suffered minor injuries and will likely be treated and released without being admitted.
Gov.
A coroner says the two people killed when an Amtrak train collided with a freight train in
Authorities say the Amtrak train was heading from
The wreck happened near a rail yard where several spurs branch off for train cars to be unloaded. Investigators don't know if the Amtrak train was diverted from its track.
A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train in
Cahill couldn't say if the two people killed were on the passenger train or the freight train. He says the injuries ranged from scratches to broken bones.
Amtrak says the lead engine and a few passenger cars derailed on Amtrak 91, which was operating from
Amtrak set up a passenger information line at 800-523-9101.
Amtrak engineer, conductor killed in train crash near Columbia; 116 others injured
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